In April 2026, salary payments to civil servants in Bayelsa State amounted to ₦7.74 billion, and payments to political appointees amounted to ₦1.95 billion. Salary arrears in the same month totaled ₦428.66 million, with ₦207.59 million of that attributed to right-sizing, according to thenewsguru.ng. In April 2026, grants to tertiary institutions amounted to ₦2 billion, salary contributions to local governments for primary school teachers totaled ₦229 million, Youth Corps allowances were ₦60.27 million, and minimum wage arrears stood at ₦50 million, all according to thenewsguru.ng. In March 2026, gratuity payments to retired civil servants amounted to ₦200 million, and pension arrears totaled ₦259.71 million. The Bayelsa State Government stated that its monthly salary obligations to civil servants, political appointees, and retirees stand at ₦14 billion. Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri approved a new minimum wage of ₦80,000 for civil servants effective November 1, 2024, and approved an increase in the monthly pension of retired workers, according to nationalwire.com.ng. Governor Diri also approved ₦7 billion to reduce outstanding gratuity liabilities, as reported by nationalwire.com.ng. Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, stated that accountability and transparency remained a fundamental policy of the Diri-led administration in Bayelsa, according to pmnewsnigeria.com. Bayelsa State's gross revenue in March 2026 was reported as ₦42.3 billion by premiumtimes, but this figure is not corroborated by other sources and is not directly compared to expenditure in the provided facts.